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| Global Score | |
| 41.1 | 45 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Acer |
| Symbian 9.2 | Android 1.6 |
| 2007-11-14 | 2009-10-14 |
| 4.40 x 1.97 x 0.68 inches | 4.53 x 2.46 x 0.49 inches |
| 4.02 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| $ 345.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.4 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 167 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive |
| 6.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 332 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 768 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| 3D Graphics HW accelerator GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 7.11 |
| Storage | |
| 102,4 MB internal memory | -- |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 0.6 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (20 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1350mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 4.3 hours talk time | 400 hours standby time 5 hours talk time |
| 2.64 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Acer Liquid has a global score of 45, which is a little bit better than Nokia N82's overall score of 41.1. Acer Liquid's construction is newer and extremely thinner than Nokia N82's, but it's also heavier. The Acer Liquid comes with Android 1.6 OS, while Nokia N82 counts with Symbian 9.2 OS. Acer Liquid has a better performing CPU than Nokia N82, and although they both have 1 cores, the Acer Liquid also has an additional graphics processing unit and a greater amount of RAM.
Acer Liquid has a much better looking display than Nokia N82, because it has a much larger screen, a lot better resolution of 800 x 480px and a way greater screen pixel density. Nokia N82 features a superior camera than Acer Liquid, and although they both have the same 640x480 video definition and a 5 mega pixels back camera, the Nokia N82 also has better video frame rate.
The Nokia N82 features a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Acer Liquid, although it has no external memory card slot. The Acer Liquid features greater battery lifetime than Nokia N82, because it has 1350mAh of battery capacity instead of 1050mAh.
The Acer Liquid is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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